Jeremy Corbyn is facing angry calls to kick Ken Livingstone out of Labour over his comments about Hitler as the anti-Semitism row within the party deepened.

The demand came after the former London mayor was embroiled in an astonishing street row with colleague John Mann who repeatedly branded him a “Nazi apologist” for defending MP Naz Shah’s slurs on Israel.

And as the split descended into open warfare, party members desperately urged leader Mr Corbyn to get a grip on the problem, which has exploded just a week before the local elections.

The bitter feud erupted after Mr ­Livingstone appeared on Vanessa Feltz’s BBC Radio show to deny Ms Shah’s comments about moving Israel to America – for which she was suspended.

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He said: “Her remarks were over the top. But she’s not anti-Semitic. Let’s remember, when Hitler won his election in 1932 his policy then was that Jews should be moved to Israel.

"He was supporting Zionism. He then went mad and ending up killing six million Jews.”

Mr Livingstone was later confronted by Mr Mann as he approached the BBC studios in Millbank, Central London, to do more interviews.

Ken Livingstone as he's confronted by John Mann

The Bassetlaw MP launched his tirade in the street in the full glare of the cameras and reporters then chased him along the pavement – as the startled Corbyn aide gave a radio interview on his mobile phone.

His rant continued inside the building as the pair climbed the stairs.

Jabbing his finger at him, Mr Mann barked: “You are a disgusting racist. A disgusting racist. Rewriting history.